Battlefield V has dropped a new update, and it’s a fairly meaty one, weighing in at 16GB on consoles and 22GB on PC. In terms of new content, update 4.4 adds two new close-quarters maps, Lofoten Islands and Provence, a couple new weapons, and a huge boost in Max Career Rank from 50 all the way to 500. Of course there are the usual balance changes and stability improvements as well. You can catch a glimpse of the new maps, and other upcoming content, below.

　　Here are the full patch notes for Battlefield V update. 4.4:

　　What’s New?

　　Two New Maps - Lofoten Islands and Provence (Available on Squad Conquest and Team Deathmatch)2 New Weapons deploying in next 2 weeks of Tides of War (Panzerbusche 39 and the Breda M1935 PG)Max Career Rank increase to 500What’s Changed?

　　Stability

　　General stability improvements and crash fixesResolved a performance issue that could occur when breaking enemies armor on Firestorm and cause StutteringMaps and Modes

　　Lofoten Islands - Available in Team Deathmatch and Squad ConquestProvence - Available in Team Deathmatch and Squad ConquestMarita - Fixed a window where players would get stuck when vaulting through itMarita - Improvements to spawn pointsMercury - Now available on Squad ConquestMercury - Fixed an issue that was changing the behavior of Smoke grenades on this map.Weapons

　　We’ve performed a balanced pass across the damage of our Sniper Rifles, and the Recoil applied to our SMGs. Relative to the SMG’s specifically, we’ve switched out some of the Specialisations on Weapons which we believe would benefit from an alternative option. In these cases, you should find that your SMG’s may require a repec so double check your loadouts before deploying!Balance Changes

　　Improved hipfire accuracy while jumping for sidearms, SMGs, pistol carbines, bolt action carbines and assault rifles.Improved hipfire accuracy while moving when using the Enhanced Grips specialization.Increased vertical recoil of all MMGs by 150% on the first shot, decreasing to the current value starting from the fifth shot. We have further changes coming to MMGs in our next update.Adjusted bullet penetration effectiveness of Bolt Action Sniper Rifles and Self Loading Rifles through materialsAdjusted AT Rifle Damage through materialsIncreased melee damage of light melee weapons such as knives to 35 from 27Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I, Ross Rifle Mk III

　　Increased maximum damage to 65 from 60Increased minimum damage to 60 from 55Gewehr M95/30

　　Increased minimum damage to 66 from 60Kar98k

　　Increased minimum damage to 66 from 60Krag-Jorgensen

　　Increased maximum damage to 60 from 54Increased minimum damage to 60 from 54EMP

　　Reduced initial vertical recoil to 0.52 from 0.55Reduced maximum vertical recoil to 0.6 from 0.73Reduced horizontal recoil to 0.31 from 0.35Reduced recoil patternMAB38

　　Reduced initial vertical recoil to 0.5 from 0.55Reduced maximum vertical recoil to 0.59 from 0.73Reduced horizontal recoil to 0.267 from 0.3 with the Ported Barrel specializationReduced recoil patternFixed horizontal recoil in hipfire being slightly too highMP28

　　Reduced maximum vertical recoil to 0.68 from 0.7Reduced horizontal recoil to 0.66 from 0.75 and to 0.55 from 0.6 with the Ported Barrel specializationReduced recoil patternMP34

　　Replaced the Recoil Buffer specialization with Enhanced GripsIncreased initial vertical recoil to 0.5 from 0.48Reduced maximum vertical recoil to 0.5 from 0.63Reduced horizontal recoil to 0.32 from 0.4 and to 0.17 from 0.2 with the Ported Barrel specializationReduced recoil pattern slightlyMP40

　　Increased initial vertical recoil to 0.48 from 0.42Reduced maximum vertical recoil to 0.57 from 0.63M1928A1

　　Reduced horizontal recoil to 0.77 from 0.9Replaced the Ported Barrel specialization with Custom StockReduced recoil pattern slightlySuomi

　　Reduced vertical recoil to 0.72 from 0.76Reduced horizontal recoil to 0.8 from 0.93Replaced the Ported Barrel specialization with Custom StockReduced recoil pattern slightlyZK383

　　Reduced initial vertical recoil to 0.4 from 0.42Reduced maximum vertical recoil to 0.46 from 0.5Reduced recoil pattern when using the Light Bolt specializationGeneral Weapon and Gadget Changes

　　Players can now throw back their own grenadesTweaked and improved the visual effects for hand grenade explosionsAP Mine no longer unspawn after deathAP mines can no longer be placed on barb wireIncreased the volume the “Ping” sound effect on AP mines, to give players a better chance at taking cover once they have been triggered.AT Mines are now behaving correctly and applying damage consistent with prior updatesAdjusted the deploy time of the AT Pistol to better match the animation.The PIAT and Panzerfaust now properly show its reload animation after many consecutive reloadsCorrected the Kukri range for Combat MedicsCorrected the MAB 38 Mastery VI completion requirementsFixed an issue with the S2-200 Mastery IV and Proficiency VI assignments. These will now track kills beyond 50 meters correctlyFixed an issue entering Aim Down Sights when resupplying and using an Ammo or Medical PouchFixed an issue that allowed high latency players to place another AP Mine very close to another AP mine they recently placed.Fixed an issue where AT Grenade Pistol did not deal enough damage to buildingsFixed an issue where AT Rifle APCR rounds would destroy entire building parts when only intended to deal extra damage against vehicles.Fixed the scope glint on the Boys AT Rifle with the medium range scopeFixed an issue that would cause projectiles that are not set to have ricochet properties to ricochet anyway at certain angles, which could cause less than intended damage.Fixed an issue where the ammo counter of the FlareGun was not visible.Fixed an issue where the crosshair would be locking the enemy's head when performing a melee quick attack for a duration longer than the melee attack itself.Fixed an issue that could cause the M30 Drilling to not have a visible barrel, if the weapon was picked up from the groundFixed a rare bug that would make it not possible for a player to use reinforcements if they had been killed, and then revived while having a reinforcement selected from the reinforcement wheelFixed the “Blued” muzzle not having the correct color on the EMPFixed an issue that would cause some gold weapon pieces to not look like gold in-gameSoldier

　　The Parachute can now be opened a bit earlier when falling, this allows the players at full health to use the parachute for most lethal fallsPlayers can now glide slightly more with the parachute, direction and aiming slightly affects parachute direction and descent speed in regular Multiplayer (Firestorm Parachuting will not be affected by this change)Increased the height at which lethal fall damage will occur when free falling and parachuting.Changed and improved the uniforms worn by Pilots and TankersImproved the audibility of nearby soldier spawns making it easier to identify when a new player has deployed on the BattlefieldImproved the ragdoll behavior for soldiers that get killed while entering a vehicleImproved how Ilse holds weapons on the Company Screen to reduce clipping.Fixed an issue where soldier hitboxes could be desynced when entering a reviveFixed an issue where soldier hitboxes could be desynced when vaultingFixed a “pop” that would occur in the animation when players would vault climb up on objectsFixed an issue where players could die when colliding with a health or ammo crate due to high velocityFixed an issue where players could die when colliding with another player while initiating a revive or a vaultFixed an issue where melee takedowns would not be allowed when the victim is either slightly too low or slightly too highFixed a rare bug that could occur in Firestorm when soldiers would prone and spam the melee button, which could result in the melee animation getting stuck.Fixed an issue where the crosshair would be locking the enemy's head when performing a melee quick attack for a duration longer than the melee attack itselfFixed an issue that sometimes caused for low quality Soldier Models to be present in the Airplane when deploying in Airborne mode on Grand OperationsVehicles

　　The Sturmtigers Flare Launcher and Smoke Launchers can now be re-suppliedThe Sturmtigers projectile trails no longer incorrectly linger on the mapThe Crocodile tank now aims at the same speed in all directionsThe Universal Carrier front gunner no longer has clipping issues when using it’s zoomThe Universal Carrier now correctly shows the 4th position on the seat diagramFixed a minor issue with the Universal Carriers Front seat gun which would be incorrectly turned if a player switches seatsFixed the spotting Scope specialization on the T38Fixed a bug that would in some cases cause top gunners to not take any damage from InfantryFixed a bug that could cause the Valentine Archer’s sights to become graphically corruptMore new stuff is on the way for Battlefield V this year – the game’s next big addition, update 4.6, which will include a reimagining of the classic Métro map, should arrive later this month. Meanwhile, Battlefield V Chapter V, which takes the action to the Pacific Theater, will launch before the end of this year.

　　Battlefield V is available now on PC, Xbox One, and PS4.